The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
6:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1213
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.64° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.25° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.